Rubber Boots: Warm and Dry Through Mud, Shed and Hard Frost

Rubber Boots: For Wet Ground and Cold Days

Rubber boots are the most worn footwear on any farm. They have to stay watertight, grip on wet concrete and keep your feet from chilling in winter. In this category you will therefore find everything from light shed boots through heavily insulated thermal models to safety boots in category S5, covering whatever the day demands between parlour, feed passage and field.

Insulation Against the Cold

The Nora Noratherm S5 is rated down to -50 °C and is the boot for cold stores and hard frost. A step below sits the Dunlop Blizzard Thermo, which is meant for winter work around the farm. If you prefer something lighter, take the Kerbl NeoLite shed boot, available high and half-high. These models are not made of heavy solid rubber but of foamed material that holds warmth and weighs little. You notice that in particular when you are out all day and covering a lot of ground.

Safety, Grip and Accessories

Among the safety models you will find the Bekina StepliteX SolidGrip S5 and the MidliteX Solidgrip S5 with a particularly grippy sole, plus the Dunlop Purofort S5 with penetration protection, the Purofort FieldPRO for outdoor work and the Purofort TerraPRO. S5 means a toecap, a penetration-resistant sole, a closed heel area and a waterproof build. Without a toecap there are the Kerbl IDRO HIGH and IDRO LOW, and for the short trip outside the Nora COMFY PU clog. A range of insoles completes the selection.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much insulation do I need?
For a normal farm winter a thermal model such as the Blizzard is enough. Anyone working in a cold store or standing outside for hours in hard frost is better served by the Noratherm down to -50 °C.

What does an S5 boot give me?
A toecap, a penetration-resistant sole and a closed heel, and it is waterproof. Sensible wherever nails, tools or heavy parts are lying on the ground.

Why are PU boots so light?
Because the foamed material traps air. That saves weight, insulates against cold from below and makes itself felt after a few kilometres around the shed.